Alex Morgan talks to reporters after the U.S. National Team downed Australia on Wednesday. And that’s Pia Sundhage with the excellent photobomb. More photos (Nick Groke, The Denver Post)

Pia Sundhage on Wednesday — after the U.S. Women’s National team torched a game Australia side for a 6-2 victory — told a story about how, in the small Swedish town where she grew up, girls were just not supposed to play sports.

U.S. star forwards Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach talked about Wednesday’s game and Sundhage’s departure in video interviews:

Wambach was especially professional, saying that while she appreciates her time under Sundhage, it is the third coach that has come and gone for the U.S. while Wambach has been with the team. It’s “the way of the world.”

Wambach said she “wishes (Pia) nothing but the best second-place finishes for the rest of her career.”

Daniel was first introduced to soccer at age 6 while living in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He played youth soccer in West Germany until age 9, and then in Seattle, where he is originally from. He works as the day breaking news editor and also contributes on the Rapids beat.